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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 24, 1929
Page
13
Readable lines describe red headlines and special prices for towels and fabrics. Items include 48 x 23 value at 2/6, satin and seriped fabrics, 36 inch wide wisek cloth, and 60 x 80 70% off. Multiple designs and widths mentioned with limited pricing.
Heather gloves and wool items go at 2/9. Tinied singlets claim warmth in sizes 34 to 46. Cotton fleece lined underpants in 34 to 36. Fancy pull over sweaters feature special prices from 13/6 to 27/6.
Silk items and embroidered georgette fabrics advertised in bright hues Blue Fuchsia Amethyst Rose Black with multiple specials per yard. 2/6 to 19/11 yard with satin finishes and rich champagne tones.
Readable catalog notes show items like grey stockinette bloomers elastic waist sizes, tweed tailored coats with pockets, wool tampers, ribbed stockings, umbrellas, and handkerchiefs with special prices noted. Manufacturers include A C B specials and ACE or Bach listings.
Ledger style ad lists various shoes with prices in shillings and pence. Describes black patent shoes, cream leather, beige tones, low heels and kid shoes with special prices per pair. Indicates value and sale emphasis across multiple styles.
The Cairns Penny Savings Bank met at the School of Arts with W. J. E Stltaina presiding. Directors reported a 30 year record, assets backed by mortgages, and increased deposits though total deposits fell by £377/4/1 while withdrawals declined.
Voters in Cardwell face nine council seats with twenty candidates. The outgoing council under Chairman James Thorn has championed Federal Aid roads and Main Roads partnerships, delivering improved Kennedy Creek and North Tully routes, bridges, and development works boosting local farms and towns. Thorn, credited with notable growth since 1924, is urged for re election after a record period of progress.
May 28 reports a busy Babinda weekend with Mill Directorate voting and influx of workers. South Johnstone Trojans lose to Babinda Aussies 22 to 3 in basketball. Rangers beat Merriwinni 6–0 in rugby. Upcoming soccer vs Cairns and Gordonvale Crowley Cup rugby, plus rifle range event. Local transport, mill samples, price concerns, and Poppy Day in England noted.
In Brisbane last week at a Real Estate Institute dinner Mr FW Mole the Public Curator joked that he has many titles. He shared letters addressed to him as 17 Public Curator The Public Incinerators and The Public Corridor. He recounted a country stableman who seized a matter and replied the item belonged to the Public Incinerator when asked.
The notice promotes a remedy claiming instant relief from indigestion by neutralising excess stomach acid and soothing the stomach lining. It urges buyers to look for the Bismag sign on the wrapper as proof of authenticity and effectiveness.
An advertisement touts Rexoha the Rapid Healer as a medicine chest capable of healing obstinate sores in a remarkably short time. The copy claims it was widely available at low cost and notes beer rations for soldiers and innkeepers.
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